The MMA News will be ringside for Maximum Fighting Championships latest event, “MFC 26: Retribution” this evening from the River Cree Resort and Casino in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The live action starts at approx. 8 PM EST (5 PM PST) with the unaired preliminary card. The live HDNet broadcast will start at 10 PM EST (7 PM PST) and The MMA News will be there providing live results for the event.
The event is headlined by a MFC lightweight title defense by champion Antonio McKee who puts his ten fight win streak on the line against Luciano Azevedo when both men step into the ring. The co-main event sees the return of Canadian welterweight Ryan Ford to the MFC and will face Douglas Lima.
Hosting the MFC broadcast duties will be HDNet Fights announce team which will feature “The Voice” Michael Schiavello and Frank “Twinkle Toes” Trigg.
The MMA News will be providing live ‘Quick Results’ of the event as well as live Tweets from ringside.
The full “MFC 26: Retribution” weigh-ins are as follows:
Main Card
Welterweight bout: Douglas Lima def. Ryan Ford via submission (armbar) – R2 @ 0:48
MFC Lightweight Championship bout: Antonio McKee def. Luciano Azevedo via TKO (doctor stoppage) – R1 @ 3:11
Middleweight bout: Jesse Taylor def. Tom Watson via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
Light Heavyweight bout: Dwayne Lewis def. Mike Nickels via TKO (punches) – R1 @ 1:30
Middleweight bout: David Heath def. Solomon Hutcherson via KO (strikes) – R2 – 3:46
Lightweight bout: Curtis Demarce def. Tyson Steele via submission (triangle choke) – R2 @ 4:09
Preliminary Card
Middleweight bout: Ford Robertson def Steve Fader via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Welterweight bout: Aaron Berke def. Ryan Ballingall via submission (rear naked choke) – R2 @
Lightweight bout: Chad Freeman def. Theo Brisley via submission (armbar) – R1 @ 3:04